Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

The next morning, as the reveille sounded, many of the new recruits woke up, but not knowing what the call meant, they curled back into their blankets.

"beep"

As a piercing whistle rang out, while the new recruits in the dormitory were still in a daze and hadn't reacted yet, Shi Jin had already opened the door and was blowing the whistle with it in his mouth.

"What are you all standing there for? Everyone, get up immediately, put on your blankets, and assemble outside!" Wu Liu shouted as soon as he saw that the recruits did not react.

The recruits seemed to wake from a dream, hastily putting on their clothes. They forgot how the squad leaders had taught them to fold blankets the day before, folded them haphazardly, put them on the bed, and rushed outside without caring whether the sheets were flat or not.

Under the reprimands of the veteran squad leader, the new recruits lined up in a crooked, quail-like formation.

Standing under the flagpole, Gao Cheng glanced at his watch, and his face immediately turned as black as the bottom of a pot. However, considering that they were all new recruits, on their first day of assembly, and had no experience, he could only tell himself to suppress his anger.

He knew this was normal for the new recruits, but the contrast between his own Steel Seventh Company and the new recruits made him very unhappy. After all, the difference was like heaven and earth, the difference between a phoenix and a crow.

Some of the new recruits were still unaware of the problem, and some were still whispering among themselves. Gao Cheng frowned and, suppressing his anger, shouted, "Report your numbers!"

Under the squad leader's instructions, although the process was not very smooth, the count was finally completed.

As the first squad arrived, the second squad arrived... the veteran squad leader's resounding voice rang out.

Shi Jin jogged a few steps, stood at attention, and reported to the company commander: "The new recruits should have 132 men, and 132 men are present. Please give instructions."

Gao Cheng returned the salute. "At ease."

Shi Jin ran back to the front left of the group and said, "At ease." Then he turned around and ran to the far left of the group and stood still.

"Say something," Gao Cheng shouted loudly, looking at the crooked line. It felt like a short hair stubble was pricking his neck, but he couldn't find where it was, so he could only endure the discomfort.

The new recruits all stared at Gao Cheng silently, their whispers finally ceasing.

"Starting yesterday, from the moment you stepped into this recruit camp, you officially became soldiers. Given that today is the first day of formal training and this is your first time getting up early for assembly, you have no experience yet."

I'll let you off the hook this time, but starting tomorrow, everyone must get up and assemble immediately upon hearing the reveille. No whispering or dawdling is allowed.

Today, your class monitor will break down all the training rules and dormitory tidying up for you, and I hope that all of you will study them carefully and try to memorize them all within one day.

It's okay if you don't do well at first, but you must follow the steps carefully and hold yourself to the highest standards.

Seeing the blank expressions on the faces of all the new recruits, Gao Cheng shouted, "Everyone, did you hear me?"

"I heard you."

"Speak louder! Over a hundred people and you're not even as loud as me. Are you all women?"

"I heard you!" Many new recruits also started shouting at the top of their lungs.

Hearing that the recruits' voices were starting to sound somewhat better, Gao Cheng continued to give orders, "We've just started, so let's start with a three-kilometer run to warm up. Give it your all, run as fast as you can, understand?"

This time, the recruits shouted even louder, "Understood!"

"Wu Liuyi, you take the lead."

"Yes, everyone, turn right and run."

As they started running, the entire recruit company began to break apart and became somewhat scattered. After two laps, the team was roughly divided into three groups.

Wu Liuyi was running at the very front, followed by two new recruits.

Then there's a large group in the middle, the vast majority of them are in this area, and finally there's a dozen or so at the back, looking like they're breathing heavily.

Zhang Anbang and Gao Cheng stood to the side watching. Gao Cheng, seeing that two new recruits were able to keep up with Wu Liuyi, immediately beamed with joy. "This batch of recruits is not bad. Although Liuyi is running at a slower pace, it's still quite good that he can keep up with Wu Liuyi, who is running at a slower pace, right from the start. Which recruit is that?"

Zhang Anbang turned to look at Gao Cheng, "Hmm, he's not bad. I also think he's quite interesting. As for which soldier he is, it's the one who has impressed you the most these past two days."

"The soldier who left the deepest impression?" Gao Cheng was taken aback, then the image of the recruit with his hands raised flashed through his mind. "No, what are you talking about, he..."

Before Gao Cheng could finish speaking, Zhang Anbang pointed at the three people circling around them, their faces directly facing them. The first one was Wu Liuyi, the third one was someone they didn't recognize, and the second one was none other than the soldier who had raised his hands to surrender.

Gao Cheng's face immediately turned as if he had just eaten a delicious meal and found a fly in it.

Gao Cheng mechanically turned his head, his eyes wide open, staring intently at Zhang Anbang, "You brat, you're deliberately trying to disgust me, aren't you? You knew it was him a long time ago."

Zhang Anbang chuckled, "Hey, Company Commander, don't be angry. This is actually quite good. You didn't expect this guy you look down on to have this side to him, did you? Let me make it clear, I'm not explaining for him."

He was just a civilian in military uniform when he made that gesture. While that doesn't excuse his action, our policy is to learn from past mistakes and prevent future ones, and to cure the disease and save the patient. You can't condemn him just because of that one mistake, right?

"No, I won't completely dismiss him because of that one thing. But just being good at running isn't enough to improve his impression of me. He runs fast, maybe it's easier for him to desert." Gao Cheng frowned. The appearance of this face ruined his good mood.

"Alright, let's see what happens later. There are still many surprises in this soldier's life. By the way, Company Commander, I don't know if you noticed in the files, but those three running ahead are from the same hometown. What do you think? Unexpected, right?" Zhang Anbang dropped another bombshell on Gao Cheng.

Hearing what was said earlier, Gao Cheng waved his hand and said, "Isn't that obvious? All the recruits' information is with me. How could I not have looked at it?"

Upon hearing the latter part of Zhang Anbang's words, Gao Cheng's voice rose several octaves, "Fellow villager, those three, you're not kidding, are you? Wu Liuyi, an unyielding tough guy, and the one who came in second looks dull and simple-minded."

The third one, although I don't know him yet, just looking at his shrewd eyes, these three could be from the same hometown, or maybe they were chosen as representatives to join the army.

As he spoke, Gao Cheng himself started laughing.

Before long, the three-kilometer finish line was reached, and the team returned one after another. About half of the new recruits were panting heavily. After the recruits had rested for a few minutes, each squad led them out in turn, and the squad leaders began to explain some precautions in detail.

……

Soon, it was breakfast time, and the squad leaders assembled their teams and led everyone to the canteen.

"It's too dull. Shi Jin, lead them in singing a song, sing a song." On the way to the canteen, Gao Cheng was unhappy again. It was normal; it was a military tradition to sing a song before meals.

In the 702nd Regiment, although the Steel Seventh Company did not participate in group performances before Zhang Anbang arrived, they were unrivaled in the pre-meal singing competition.

"Yes, platoon leader, but I only know one song, Unity."

"Then let's unite and sing!"

"Yes, unite, get ready, sing."

"Unity is strength, unity is strength, and this strength is as strong as iron..."

Zhang Anbang swore that even without looking at the files, there were definitely people from Nanhu among the new recruits, because he clearly heard one of them shouting, "Unity is your niang!"

The food in the recruit company was pretty good: three side dishes, eggs, steamed buns, and millet porridge. That was quite good for the time. They were full, but you couldn't waste food.

As long as it's edible, you can eat as much as you want. But if you dare to waste food, the team leader will give you a memory you'll never forget.